Although President Donald Trump and Harvard's recent spats make headlines, key issues in question affect all higher education.
Harvard, our nation's first college (1636), is a center of current …
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By Don Brunell
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6/18/25
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Last week, after I wrote about the $2.5 million sale of the Hamilton Uncle Sam sign to the Chehalis Tribe, I received a call from Penny (Hamilton) Mauel of Chehalis, a member of the Hamilton family.
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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6/16/25
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If you grew up in Tenino, you know the Quarry Pool isn’t just a swimming hole.
It’s a place where local legends are born — whispered by teens sneaking up to the top of the …
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6/16/25
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Honestly, sometimes I just have to shake my head at the politics of all levels of government.
In the June 5 edition of The Chronicle was the front page headline “Lewis County …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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6/16/25
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When I was younger, I thought the greatest task in life was to figure out what I wanted to do.
Now, I think the greater task is to figure out who I really am.
It is a journey we all take, …
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Commentary by Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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6/16/25
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This week, I again relished one of the sweetest delights in life: watching your children stand tall and strong as they serve others and push through hard things to do what needs to be done.
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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6/13/25
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I’ll say this for our Democratic colleagues in the state Legislature: They certainly are creative when it comes to promoting offender-friendly policies.
This year the majority used the …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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6/13/25
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Each year, Father’s Day gives us a moment to celebrate the men who raise, support and guide us. But beyond the cards, ties and cookouts, this day should be a call to action — because when …
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Commentary by Peter Abbarno
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6/11/25
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Last week, two changes marked the end of an era, the closing of chapters of history — the sale of the Uncle Sam billboard off Interstate 5 near Napavine and the shuttering of the last Hudson …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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6/9/25
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Republican and Democrat legislators both use the word “crisis” to describe the state’s affordable-housing situation. A look at the housing-related bills passed during this …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun / For The Chronicle
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6/6/25
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Two summers ago, starting in the community of Stevenson along the Columbia River, I joined employers in a series of town hall meetings around Washington asking people to share their vision for our …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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6/6/25
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I often talk about the strong women in my life in these columns. I also had two incredible males in my life, my dad and my grandpa.
I’ll bet you have some good men in your life as well. …
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Commentary by Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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6/6/25
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Children are not creatures of the state.
That's the unanimous conclusion reached by the U.S. Supreme Court a century ago this June in its precedent-setting case Pierce v. Society of Sisters.
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By Vicki Murray
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6/4/25
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Growing up overseas as the child of missionaries, Amanda L. Van Lanen recalled hearing people in Saipan north of Guam speak nostalgically about the joy of biting into a crispy, juicy fresh apple, but …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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6/2/25
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Ask a random room full of people what a county commissioner does, and you’ll get a mix of answers:
“Uh … something with roads?”
“Are you like the …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier / For The Chronicle
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6/2/25
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Years ago, when my children were young, our government made what I described then as a mistake.
I know what you’re thinking: That can’t be. That doesn’t sound like the …
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Commentary by John McCroskey / For The Chronicle
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6/2/25
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An ancient idea has new form in June: a fresh movement to re-devote ourselves to faithfulness. It’s called Fidelity Month.
I first encountered this idea halfway through last …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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5/30/25
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The use of “kill” for efforts to stop legislation goes back to at least 1910. That’s when future President Calvin Coolidge, then a Republican state representative in Massachusetts, …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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5/30/25
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For more than 18 months, a sub-committee formed by the Hope Housing Collaborative of Lewis County has been working to create a Safe Parking program to be implemented at churches in Centralia and …
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5/28/25
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I have no clue as to who, or how many people, read my opinion piece. I do occasionally get an email from someone asking a question or commenting on something I have written, so I know somebody does …
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Commentary by Maureen Harkcom / For The Chronicle
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5/28/25
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